The highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in history argued in an Israeli newspaper today that “the Obama Administration’s strategy of undercutting Israel’s negotiating position, and then setting unrealistic expectations for the Palestinians has tragically exacerbated the conflict” in the Middle East.

In his Haaretz op-ed, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) argues “Americans who care about Israel have particularly important reasons to support Governor Romney.”

Cantor said President Obama has muddled two issues dear to those who care for the Jewish state: the Mideast peace process and Iran’s growing nuclear program.

“Early in 2009, the Obama Administration needlessly broke ranks with Israel by discarding a previous agreement and calling for a moratorium on all settlement construction as a precondition for talks with the Palestinians – a condition that not even Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had demanded. The unilateral demand to halt even natural settlement growth and construction in Jerusalem surprised Israelis and Palestinians alike, and perversely weakened both the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority, playing into Hamas’ irredentist demands and setting unrealistic expectations Abbas could never hope to meet,” wrote Cantor.

“The President doubled down on this error by calling for a solution based on Israel’s 1967 borders, playing into the extremists’ hands by setting a new floor for negotiations and further limiting Abbas’ room to maneuver. No wonder the beleaguered Palestinian leader refuses to negotiate with Israel and instead is pursuing unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood by the United Nations; President Obama has set the bar too high for a weakened Abbas to meet.”

Cantor also faulted Obama for trying to make nice with the mullahs in Tehran while hanging the Green Revolution out to dry.

“No one wants war, but the President’s advisors have undermined American diplomacy by constantly denigrating not only the United States’ military option, but also Israel’s,” he said. “The President may say that ‘all options are on the table,’ but the hard truth is that few in the region believe him.”

Bridget Johnson is a veteran journalist whose news articles and opinion columns have run in dozens of news outlets across the globe. Bridget first came to Washington to be online editor at The Hill, where she wrote The World from The Hill column on foreign policy. Previously she was an opinion writer and editorial board member at the Rocky Mountain News and nation/world news columnist at the Los Angeles Daily News.
She is an NPR contributor and has contributed to USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, Politico and more, and has myriad television and radio credits as a commentator. Bridget is Washington Editor for PJ Media.

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Art Chance

Depends on whether you consider a Senator to outrank a House Member. Judah Benjamin was Jewish and was a Senator from Louisiana before LA seceded. He went on to hold several cabinet positions in the Confederate States’ government. He was suspected of being instrumental in the bank raids and such in US territory and some wanted to hold him responsible for Lincoln’s assassination. If the US had captured him there might have been some very interesting legal issues brought to bar – or simply put before a drumhead court and resolved on a gallows.

In any event, Benjamin escaped to Europe and lived out his days as a noted attorney in both Britain and France. He is buried in Paris.

While American Jews living in Israel support Romney 85%-14%, American Jews residing in the United States still overwhelmingly support Dear Leader….to me its like the chickens voting for Col. Sanders and more deep fryers; it makes no sense. This vile, despicable marxist-mooslim is openly anti-Israel yet so many American Jews still support him. Stockholm Syndrome…? More likely the effectiveness of a state-controlled media apparatus.

Islamization of all Middle Eastern countries, abetted by a USA Congressional Minority has serious implications for every world civil society.

Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components.
Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges. When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the
other components tend to creep in as well.

Here’s how it works:
As long as a Muslim population remains around (or under) 2% in any given country, they’ll be regarded as a peace-loving minority and non-threating to other citizens. This is the case in:
United States — Muslim 0.6%
Australia — Muslim 1.5%
Canada — Muslim 1.9%
China — Muslim 1.8%
Italy — Muslim 1.5%
Norway — Muslim 1.8%

After having reached this point, Muslim (Islamists) will seek to have the ruling government allowing them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia – Islamic Law.
The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaining about their living conditions. In Paris , car-burnings are common occurances. . Any non-Muslim action offends Islam, resulting in violent uprisings and threats. Such a succession of violence occured in Amsterdam in opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. These Muslim (Islamist) tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections in:
Guyana — Muslim 10%
India — Muslim 13.4%
ISRAEL — Muslim 16%
Kenya — Muslim 10%
Russia — Muslim 15%

100% will usher in the peace of ‘Dar-es-Salaam’ — the Islamic House of Peace. Here, there’s supposed to be peace because everybody will be a Muslim. Madrasses are the only schools and Koran, the only word. Already in:
Afghanistan — Muslim 100%
Saudi Arabia — Muslim 100%
Somalia — Muslim 100%
Yemen — Muslim 100%

Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, satisfying their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for any one of a variety of reasons.

Don’t forget, Nancy Pelosi is an (inactive) member of US House of Representatives CPC – Congressional Progressive Caucus , better known as Democratic Socialists of America. This growing group of radical communist/socialists (led by Rep. Grijalva) seeks the collapse of everything American. Now, Ms. Pelosi is recruiting Islamists as co-horts in this assent to greed and power. Why isn’t this unmasked for treason and traitors??? HUH???

God Bless America. Amen!!!

Ms. Pelosi (communist/socialist) and Muslim (Islamists), two peas in a pod. What’s next?